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Hickory Daily Record’s top photos of 2024: Hmong celebration, solar eclipse among best
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Tags: basketball, book, celebration, county, Hickory, Hmong, local, news, police, school, story, system, team, top, tournamentBy a one-vote margin, the book remained in the school system. Team Dynasty Inc. held its second annual fall Hmong basketball tournament at the Hickory Metro Convention Center on Nov. 29 … Full story: https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/top-photos-hickory-daily-record-catawba-county-nc-2024-hmong-celebration-solar-eclipse-hickory-police/article_50ab8cc0-b96b-11ef-888e-c3db6c9e38a6.html
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Hickory Daily Record’s top photos of 2024: Hmong celebration, solar eclipse among best
A partial solar eclipse passed over Hickory on April 8, 2024, reaching its maximum point at 3:11 p.m. An estimated 2,000 people came to the Catawba Science Center to take part in solar eclipse … Full story: https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/top-photos-hickory-daily-record-catawba-county-nc-2024-hmong-celebration-solar-eclipse-hickory-police/article_50ab8cc0-b96b-11ef-888e-c3db6c9e38a6.html
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For Hmong basketball players, Hickory tournament showcases talents, community
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Sixteen teams of Hmong athletes competed in the second annual North Carolina Fall Hmong Basketball Tournament Friday at the Hickory Metro Convention Center. Billy Chapman is a reporter with the … Full story: https://hickoryrecord.com/life-entertainment/local/events/hmong-north-carolina-basketball-tournament-catawba-county-hickory-metro-convention-center/article_2b4edc3a-ae70-11ef-a981-0b5d2bf759d9.html
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Hickory Metro Convention Center 46,000-square-foot expansions, renovations complete
In addition to the expansion, around 30,000 square feet of the convention center was renovated. The project was an $18 million investment. Full story: https://hickoryrecord.com/life-entertainment/local/events/catawba-county-hickory-north-carolina-metro-convention-center-expansion-renovation-hmong-basketball/article_166d454e-ac1e-11ef-bc61-5379a642a9db.html
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Christmas fireworks, Hmong basketball tournament among 5 things to do in Catawba County
The third annual Christmas Kaboom features fireworks choreographed to a festive Christmas soundtrack. The run time is approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Before the fireworks, enjoy food trucks, vendors, … Full story: https://hickoryrecord.com/life-entertainment/local/events/catawba-county-nc-5-things-to-do-this-weekend-christmas-fireworks-hickory-motor-speedway-grinch-paint-and-sip-painted-grape-hmong-basketball-tournament-hickory-metro-convention-center-holidays-around-the-world-patrick-beaver-memorial-library-christmas-market-valley-hills-mall/article_ec9d46c6-ab4e-11ef-bf94-8b0e23ca14a7.html
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Hickory Family Pharmacy, first Hmong-owned pharmacy in Hickory, closes
Hickory Family Pharmacy, the first Hmong-owned pharmacy in Hickory, closed over the weekend of April 19. The pharmacy opened under the ownership of May Vang in March of 2023. A sign posted to the door … Full story: https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/business/hickory-family-pharmacy-first-hmong-owned-pharmacy-in-hickory-closes/article_351b9ed8-0259-11ef-be34-43660eccec90.html
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Pioneering Hmong rocker Thai Thao of the Sounders talks about his final show in Milwaukee
The first show of the farewell tour happened in late 2022 in Hickory, North Carolina, which according to Pew has the fifth largest Hmong population among American metropolitan areas. Then came shows … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pioneering-hmong-rocker-thai-thao-111021785.html
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Jewelry made by Hickory nurse connects her to Hmong heritage
Molly Lee, 26, began learning how to make jewelry using polymer clay at the beginning of 2023. She began using traditional Hmong embroidery motifs as designs for her hand-made earrings … Read Full Article
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Hickory Family Pharmacy becomes first Hmong-owned pharmacy in the area
Hickory Family Pharmacy has new owners, a change that makes the Hickory business the first Hmong-owned pharmacy in the area, said Chang Yang, the husband of new owner May Vang. Yang said he believes … Read Full Article
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Notable neighbor: Young filmmaker plans to highlight Hmong community
His latest project will highlight Hickory. Consing was selected for a fellowship with the Center for Asian American Media and the New Orleans Video Access Center. “The Sauce Fellowship” is meant to … Read Full Article
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Student: If we can make change happen here, it could spread around the world
Diversity has come, big time, to Hickory High School and the city school system since the tense years of forced integration in the late 1960s. Read Full Article
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Hickory High senior wins 2020 program cover of the year award
Hickory High School recently announced that Honey Yang, a graduating senior with the Class of 2020, is the winner of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) 2020 Program Cover … Read Full Article
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School system to increase free food sites, bus food throughout county
12:15 p.m. – Cape Hickory and Indian Hills, Pine Meadows Circle. 12:45 p.m. – 1 st and 2 nd Ave. 1:00 p.m. – Rhodhiss Road and Ridge Drive. 11:15 a.m. – George Hildebrand Drive and Hmong Village. Read Full Article